Presentation of voters at the voting centre

(letter “a” of point 1 amended and sentence added in letter “d” by Law No.74/2012, dated 19 July 2012; second sentence of letter “d” repealed by Law No.118/2020, dated 5 October 2020)

1. After the voter enters the voting centre:

a) the voter shall state their name and present to the VCC one of the following official valid identity documents with biometric data:

i) identity card; or

ii) passport;

b) upon the voter’s presentation at the VCC and before the voter is given the ballot paper, one of the members assigned by a decision of the VCC shall check the voter on both hands to determine whether or not they have been marked with the special ink. If the voter is marked, the VCC member shall immediately inform the other VCC members, who shall immediately verify it. The name and surname of that voter shall be recorded in the VCC Meeting Record Book and they shall not be given a ballot paper;

c) after verifying that the data about the identity of the voter correspond to those on the voter list and that the voter is the same as the person on the identity document, the chair shall record the type and serial number of the identity document on the voter list and draw a line through the name of the voter on this list;

ç) the voter shall sign the voter list next to their name;

d) the ballot paper shall be stamped on its reverse side with the stamp of the VCC and the stamp of the VCC Chair;

dh) one of the members of the VCC, assigned by VCC decision, shall mark the left hand of the voter with a special ink, visible to the naked eye and indelible for at least 24 hours, in order to avoid voting more than once and, after that, the voter shall be given the ballot paper. If the voter refuses to be marked with the special ink, they shall not be given the ballot paper and their identity shall be recorded in the VCC Meeting Record Book.

2. One of the members assigned by decision of the VCC shall take care of the orderly queuing of the voters.

3. If a voter who is not registered on the final voter list, but who has obtained a court decision recognising their right to vote in that voting centre in accordance with Article 55 of this Code, appears before the VCC, the latter shall record the voter’s name and number of the identification document on a special register, with the court decision attached.